Camillus man facing prison for accidental shooting of friend

Syracuse, NY - A Camillus man is facing two years in state prison after pleading guilty Wednesday in the accidental shooting of his friend.

Michael R. Hallock, 20, of West Genesee Street, pleaded guilty before County Judge Joseph Fahey to a single felony charge of second-degree assault.

He admitted he acted recklessly and caused serious physical injury to Thomas Devine.

Authorities reported Hallock and the 20-year-old Devine had been playing with weapons belonging to Devine, pointing the guns at each other while in Devine's Grand Avenue apartment in Geddes early the morning of Nov. 6.

Hallock pulled the trigger of a 7.62 mm rifle while the weapon was pointed directly at Devine, officials reported. Devine suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.

In addition to pleading guilty to the assault charge, Hallock admitted he violated probation from an earlier unrelated case by failing to comply with the condition that he not be in possession of any weapons.